Improvement in combined plows, scrapers, and choppers



UNITED STATES HEZEKIAH W. RUMFELT, OF SOUTH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA.

'PATENT OFFICE.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED PLOWS, SCRAPERS, ANDCHOPPEKRS.

Specification forming pait of Letters Patent No. 146,401, dated January13, 1874; application filed November 22, 1873.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HEZEKIAE W. RUMl FELT, ofSouth Point, in the county of `Graston and State of North Carolina, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Ilow, Scraper, andChopper,l of which the following is a specification: l

Figure lis a side View of my improved machine. Fig. 2 is a top view ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention will flrst be fully described, and then pointed out in theclaim.

A represents a plow-beam, to' the rear end of which the handles B areattached, in the ordinary manner. To the rear end of the beam A isattached a standard, C, to the lower end of which is attached a shovelor other suitable plow, l), for throwing soil around the plants. To thebeam A, a little in front of the standard G, is attached a secondstandard, E, to the lower end of which is attached a scraper, F,

for barring oft the plants. G is a wheel, which revolves in a supportattached-to the forward is attached, or upon it is formed, a bevel-gearwheel, H, into the teeth of which mesh the vice (not shown in thedrawings) for throwing it out of gear, for convenience in turning and inpassing from place to place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim p as new and desire tosecure'by Letters Patent- The combination of the chopperL L, the

following scraper F, and the rear plow D, as

and for the purpose described.

HEZEKIAH W. RUMFELT. Witnesses:

J. E. NEAGLE, C. C. WITHERS.

part of the beam A, and to the side of which

